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EDU/TARD W. EDWARDS, OF ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA.

WRAPPING- MACHINE.

Application led August 20, 1923. Serial No. 658,337.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. EDWARDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rock Hill, in the county of York and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and use-ful Vf rapping Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to provide a simple means whereby the wrapping material may be applied to a warp, as the warp moves with respect to the warping mechanism, novel means being provided for driving the device from the warping mechanism. It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in View, which will appear as the description proce'eds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterl described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made witho-ut departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a device constructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Figure 1, parts remaining in elevation Figure 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Figure 1, parts being in elevation.

In the drawings, there is shown a portion of the head 1 of a warping mechanism, the shaft of the warping mechanism being denoted by the numeral 2, the head being supported on a pedestal 4 or otherwise, a guide 3 being located at any desired distance from the warping mechanism. The warp chain, which traverses the guide 3, is marked by the numeral 5.

The numeral 6 designates a support in the form of an angle member having rectangularly disposed flanges 7 and 8, the flanges of the support being integrally braced as indicated at 9 in Figure 2. The flange 7 of the support 6 is horizontally disposed and is located transversely of the head 1 of the warping mechanism and is attached thereto by securing elements 10. The numeral 11 designates a stub shaft having a reduced end 12 forming a shoulder 14, the shoulder 14 bearing against the flange 7 of the support 6, as shown in Figure 2, the reduced end 12 of the `stub shaft passing through the flange 7 and through the part 1 ofthe head of the warping mechanism, a nut 15 being threaded on the end 12 of the shaft, to hold the shaft in place and to permit the shaft to serve as a connecting element for holding the support 6 on thepart 1. The numeral 17 designates a gear wheel, and the numeral 18kmarks a beveled pinion, connected to the gear wheel to rotate therewith on the stub shaft 11, the hub of the gear wheel 17 appearing at 16 and being disposed adjacent to the ange 7v of the support 15. A collar 19 may` be'secured at 20 to the stub shaft 11, to hold the beveled pinion 18 and the gear wheel 17 on the stub shaft for rotation, although the collar may be omitted if desired. An idle pinion 21 is supported for rotation at 22 on the part `1 and meshes with the gear wheel 17, the idle pinion 21 meshing with a gear wheel 23 which is secured to the shaft 2 of lthetwarping mechanism 1.

Outstanding bearings 24 are secured to the ange 7 of the support 6, and inthe bearings, a horizontalshaft 25 vis journaled, the shaft carrying, at oneend, a beveled pinion 26 meshing with the beveled pinion 18. At its opposite'end, the shaft 25 car-1 ries a gear wheel 27 meshing with a pinion 28 secured for rotation at A29 on a stub shaft 30 carried by the flange-8 ofthe support 6.

A hollow support and guide 31 is threaded into the flange 8 of the bracket 6 and is held thereon by retainers 32 and 33, threaded on the support and engaging opposite sides of the Bange 8 as shown clearly in Figure 2'. A collar 34 is secured at 36 on the outer end of the-support and guide 31 and inwardly of the collar 34 there are any desired number of spacing washers 35 on the guide 31.

A rotatable frame is provided, the same including a tubular member 37 journaled on the guide 31 to the rear of the washer 35 and provided at its rear end with a cross head 38 from which extends a hub 39, a

pinion being located about the support 31,

between the hub 39 and the retainer 33,`the pinion 40 meshing with the pinion 28. Securing devices 41 connect the pinion 40 with the hub 39 of the cross head 38, and with the body portion of the cross head, as shown in Figure 2. An arm 42 projects from the cross head 38 and an arm 43 is carried by the cross head, the arms 42 and 43 being located on opposite sides of the tubular member 37,

the arm 43 being longer than the arm 4Q. A guide 44 projects from the arm 43 at right angles thereto, and is mounted at 49 to swing transversely of the arm 43, the guide 44 being equipped at one end with an eye 45. Swinging movement of the guide 44 is limited by an angular stop 46 carried by the arm 43, a torsion spring 47 surrounding the arm 43 and being connected at its ends to the guide and to the arm, the spring holding the member 44 yieldably in contact with the stop 46. On the arm 42 is mountedthe ball l48 of wrapping material, the wrapping material being extended through the eye of the member 44, and being ad pted to be wrapped about rthe warp chain 5.

In practical operation, when the shaft 2 of the warping mechanism is rotated, the gear wheel 23 is rotated, and rotation is imparted to the idle pinion 2l, the pinion 21 driving the beveled pinion 18 through the instrumentality of the gear wheel 17, From the beveled pinion 18 rotation is imparted to theshaft 25 by way of the beveled pinion 26,'the gear wheel v27 on the shaft 25 rotating the pinion 28, and the pinion 28 rotating` the pinionv 40, the tubular member 37 'being caused to rotate on the support 31, motion being imparted to the cross head 2S, and the arms 43 and 42 being carried about the axis of the part 3l in an orbit, the wrapping material being applied to the warp chain 5 helically as the warp chain moves longitudinally.

'The machine forming` the subject matter of this application wraps the warp chain 5 after the chain has passed over the friction head, the wrapping thread being applied to the warp chain when all of the threads of the said chain are together. The machine, as clearly shown in the drawings is attached to the head of the warping mechanism and extends in front thereof. rlhe device may be applied without working any changes in the standard form of warp machine. The device operates only when the warping mechanism is in operation and stops when the action of the warping mechanism stops.

lVifhat is claimed is:

l, ln a device of the class described, a bracket having angularly disposed flanges, a guide, means for mounting the guide on one flange for movement in an orbit and means for operating the guide, said means comprising gearing located on both flanges of the bracket.

v52,. ln a device of the class described, a bracket, a tubular member carried by the bracket, a cross head mounted to rotate on the tubular member and having arms located on opposite sides of the aXis of the tubular member, one arm having an 'inwardly projecting guide, a shaft journaled on the bracket and disposed approximately parallel to the tubular member, vgearing conneeting the shaft with the cross head, 'intermeshing beveled pinions carried by the shaft and by the bracket, and a gear wheel mounted to move with that beveled pinion which is carried by the bracket.

S3. ln a device of the class described, a bracket, a tubular member carried by the bracket, a cress `head mounted to rotate on the tubular member and having spaced arms, a guide mounted to swing on one arm and yextended transversely of the arms, a stop earried by said arms and cooperating with the guide, means for holdingthe guide yieldably engaged with the'stop, and means for rotating the cross head.

lin testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto aiixed my signature in the presence of two witnessesi EDWARD W. EDN/YARDS iilitnesses T. G. HALROYD, BnNJ. L. lvm'. 

